Katy Perry's "Last Friday Night" music video tells the story of a geeky high school girl who is transformed after attending a wild house party. The video begins with the girl waking up with images on social media showing her embracing her more outgoing side from the night before. It then flashes back to show her initial reluctance to attend the party but eventually giving in to peer pressure. After a makeover changes her appearance, she gains popularity and fully immerses herself in the party scene.

1. Katy Perry
Last Friday Night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zcy_1IPREw8

2. Storyline …
• The narrative of the music video for ‘Last Friday Night’ is a young
high school girl who appears to be quite geeky and not very
attractive, and possibly not someone who would be very popular
with other students. The beginning of the video shows the girl
waking up from the previous night, and going onto her computer to
find images of herself on social media doing embarrassing things or
things which should would not normally expect herself to do and
find acceptable. It then skips to a flashback of the night before
where she is sat on her bed doing some sort of puzzle whilst getting
slightly agitated at the loud sound of the party which she is not at.
This results in her going to the front door to complain, however gets
brought into the party feeling uncomfortable because more popular
people are looking at her as though she is out of place. She is then
taken upstairs to have a makeover where she changed her hairstyle,
and clothes and wears much more makeup making her appear
much more attractive. As she goes back to the party, she gains a lot
of attention and everyone there begins to associate with her and
she has a very good night, as though it was possibly one night away
from her normal life, however this does not end with a positive
outcome.

3. Location …
• The location of this music video is set in a normal type of house, which appears to be in a
very bad state due to the party which was going on. We can see that there is a lot of
rubbish and colourful paper being hung around the whole house perhaps as decoration,
however has created a very messy environment. There are also balloons floating around
lights decorating the furniture creating a very busy and full on setting, highlighting and
exaggerating what is going on in the house. This type of location is more relatable to the
target audience, which would typically be a younger/teenage audience as this setting of
having fun and partying is something the majority enjoy.

4. Costume …
• At the beginning of the music video, the main female character is
shown to be wearing a costume which presents her as being a geeky
and smart character as she is wearing a high turtle necked top, with
what look like a one piece over the top making her seem very covered
up. She is also wearing glasses and has her hair tied in a plait put to the
side, which again enhances the appearance of someone less attractive.
• Further along into the music video, she has a makeover where her
outfit, hair, makeup and whole general appearance is changed. Her
outfit is swapped for a very bright coloured and much more revealing
outfit. Her hair was curled so that the style was very big and her
glasses and brace was removed so that she appeared much more
appealing and seemed to fit in much better with the other characters
in the music video. She was also wearing a lot more makeup which
were also quite bold bright colours, which was the fashion and style
which was typical for around the 70’s and 80’s.
• The other characters in the music video were also wearing quite
colourful costumes which were again quite revealing.

5. Style …
• The style of Last Friday Night music video would be mainly performance, and
also narrative. This is because the singer, Katy Perry is performing
throughout the whole of the music video, showing her dancing and being
the main focus within the performance itself. It would also be narrative
because it is showing a story which has in a way been summarised to be very
short, explaining what is going on. The narrative of it is shown to be a geeky,
unpopular girl being transformed into a more free and careless character
who is accepted more by others.
• The music video is quite quick paced and this is so that it is suitable and
related to the song itself, as it is very upbeat. The shots are cut relatively
quickly also, exaggerating the atmosphere within the video as it is being
presented to be some what of a ‘wild night’.

6. Colour …
• The colours used in this video are all very bright and colourful, and this is
probably due to it being set in the 70’s/80’s when the fashion was much
more different to what it is now.
• The décor within the house which the video was based in was mainly all
multi-coloured to highlight the fact that the narrative is about a party, and
the idea of bright colours emphasises the cheerful and excited atmosphere
which the teenagers are in.